t
VOLUME EIGHTY-FOUR.
DURHAM, WC, DECEMBER 17, 1903.
NUMBER FIFTY.
Report of the Graml Jury.
Last Friday afternoon the re
port of the grand jury was sub
mitted to the court, and the jury
was discharged for the term.
The report was as follows:
REPORT ON PRISONS.
State of North Carolina,
Durham County, Dec. term,
1903.
The grand jury has visited and
inspected the county jail and city
prison and find both in good con
dition and the prisoners as com
fortable as the crowded state of
the jail would allow.
NO JURY LIST KEPT.
The grand jury has visited the
register's office and find no jury
list is kept; otherwise we find no
irregularities as to providing jur
ors in the county.
HOME AND CONVICT CAMP.
The grand jury has visited the
county home and convict camp
and find everything in good con
dition at said camp. The county
home we find in fairly good con
dition, except as to some of the
colored insane whose comfort
should be better looked after.
We find amongi tha white in
sane one Laura Villiams whose
right to be there we question.
EXCELLENT SCHOOL.
The grand jury has visited the
Morehead school in the city of
Durham and take great pleasure
in reporting the most excellent
condition of said school in every
department, and one, well worthy
of emulation. .K
R..G. Russell,
Foreman grand 'ivrf,
eighth year and had been in de
clining health for several years
but no one expected that he
would be taken so suddenly. De
ceased moved to Durham from
Stagville, this county, about ten
or twelve years ago and had
built up a friendship lasting and
sincere among the better class of
our people. The remains were
laid in their last resting place in
the city cemetery Wednesday
evening, the funeral services be
ing conducted from the saddened
home by Rev. C. J. Thompson,
pastor of the first Baptist church.
This familyjihave the sympathy
of our people in this their second
bereavement inside of three
months, as death took from the
home a young lady, daughter of
the deceased, just budding into
young womanhood.
Superior Court Adjourns.
Durham county Superior court Saturday nightlNvhen a white
adjourned last Saturday after man W tfte namf , ot Norman
completing the docket for the Protor was struck the head
term. The following cases were j with a bri thrown by- a negro
disposed of since our last issue. ! name(i Dan Austin, who is em
Oscar Johnson and John Gor-j Plo'ed bv tbe Durham Light &
roll, convicted of stealing money : Power company. It is said that
-$20 from Franklin Herndon, the tvvo mtn had some words in
sentenced to three and two years, 'which the lie, was passed, and
respectively, on the public roads; ! that Proctor turned to walk cu
Johnson took an appeal to the ! when the neK threw a brick,
supreme court. striking him on the back of the
Ben Moore and Joseph Law- head, inflicting a very painful
rence, selling beer. Moore fined i wound. Proctor was carried to
$5 and costs, and Lawrence let ! the office of r. J. A. Smith, and
off by paying the costs. (Doctors Smith -and fcitterson
Dave Lvon. larceny of sroods ! oressea ana sewed up tne wound
Chapel church, and it looks very
nice.
Miss Carrie Stallings and broth
er, D. H. Stallihgs, went to see
Misses Maggie and Mattie Perry,
of Northside, last Saturday and
returned Sunday.
Rev. Chas. A. Sigmon will
preach at Olive Branch next
Sunday a. m. at 11 o'clock and
at Roberson's GroveSunday even
ing at 3 o'clock. This being his
first sermon at this church.
Mrs. Bailey, who has been sick
f or some tirne is still sick, but
her daughter4, JI(ss Lula, is im
proving. ,i3",
Olive Branch And Fletcher's
Chapel Sunday -schools met at
Fletcher's Chapel last Sunday
and practiced for Christmas.
Assaulted .by ft Negro.
There was rig' t much excite
ment on the streets of Durham
from E. E. Thompson, sentenced
to one year in the county jail,
the order of the court being that
The negro yt,i captured, and
after some difficulty, was placed
in jail. The affjufc y4ted much
L. D. Emory, of North side,
Granville county, was in town
on Tuesday of this week.
A candy factory is a new in
dustry just begun in Durham. A
Young Rigsbee was the first to
come and secure a watch. See
our offer in this issue" and secure
one of these watches.
It is reported that the Inter-
general wholesale and retail busi- State telephone will have con-
ness will be conducted at the trol of the Durham field,as the
factory near five points. Bell company will close up its ex-
There was a fire in the picker cnane
room of the Golden Belt Manu- E. C. Matthews, who has been
facturing company last Monday sick at Richmond for some time,
afternoon, causing a loss of be- is here on a visit to his parents,
tween $3,500 and $4,000. The where he will spend some time,
fire department was not called, hoping that the change will ben
but the factory hose was used. efit him.
A large still was destroyed by There has been good breaks of
revenue officers last Friday night tobacco on the Durham market
near Little River church, Orange this week, and it is generally
county. This still was of 125 supposed that the bulk of the
gallon capacity, and was com- crop will be disposed of before
pletely destroyed by the officers Christmas,
who went out from Durham. ; Efforts are being. made to pur.
No airosts were made. chase right of way for a raiIroad
We learn that Mr. Will Wheel- from East Durham to Haywood,
er, a young farmer, living near a station on the Seaboard Air
Stagville, in this county is very Line ro-id near Hamlet. This
low with pneumonia and is not proposed road will run by Sear's
expected to live. Mr. Wheeler mill, and will go through a good
has many friends who will hope timber section. Definite plans
that his physicians have been will be decided upon by the first
unnecessarily alarmed, and that of January,?!
he will soon recover. George Atwater who robheJ
Dr. Geo. A. Carr, son of Dr. letters from the postoffice here,
I. N. Carr, went over to Oxford was sentenced to the Atlanta
Sunday and when he returned penitentiary for three years. The
Sunday evening he was accom- little negro, Richard Hall, who .
panied by Miss Bettie May Hunt, opened a letter of his kinsman
of that place. A license was was sent to a reformatory for
procured and Kev. s. s. isost three years, lhese cases "carae t .., ,
united them inSnarriage at St. j up in the Federal4 cputfatal-V. ,
Philips church Suriday night. eigh last week. t- " ; , V, . j
tltirorK Jlrawn.
' At the last session of the coun
ty commissioners th ..following
jurors were drawn : ,r January
court:
CRIMINAL COURT.
R. J. Atkins, V. II. Wilkins,
G. M. Parrish, S. M. Snider, Al
onzo Pickett, L. M. Grein, E. C.
Thompson, F. M. Tilley, . J. J.
Loughlin, V. II. McCabe, S. D.
O'Briant, W. M. Iloundy, II. S.
E-Ms, W. J.' Svett, C. E Kin?,
...rhall Cook,Y7. D. Scott, Sam
Hail, W. II. tyvland, S. F. Bul
lock, W. A. Breeze, C. P. Whit
field, E. J. Carlton, W. J. Hack
ney, J. Hugh Holloway, , C. L.
Markham, J. B. Andrews, 2. F.
Bobbitt, J. G. Piper; R. E. Lynn,
O. M. Mangum, C.fkiag, J. R.
Cates, A. J. Lloyd, IL B. Cham
berlain and Charles Piekett.
CIVIL COURT ,
First week. S. L. Woods, Ped
"ford Hill, W., W. Cheek, J. C.
Hopson, S. Miller, Henry Frank
lid, Hugh Green, C. W. Garrard,
D. E. Ferrcll. W. D. Blalock,
Bnum Tilley, Sam Mangum, W.
T. Flinton, George L. Lyon, M.
T. Rich, W. B. Bagwell, Thonw
M. Gorman, W. A. Green.
Second week. Albert Kramer,
J. F. Terry, J. A. Latta, T. M.
Beves, Currie Tilley, W. S. Col
clough, L. " C. Oldham, J. P.
Cutts, J. K. Chamblce, E. II.
Veazey, W. A. Clark, J. W. Fer
Ferrell, Jr., Thomas L. Bailey,
S. T. Whitted, C. II. Stone, A.
A. Abernethy, E. T. Rollins and
H. L. Umstead.
. Illwl Tuetlay.
Mr. John J. Paschall died sud
denly at hii hjme in this city
Tuesday about one o'clock with
hear trouble. ,
Mr. Paschall was in his fifty-
T. J.
Mm T4a fMf .
negrocaiV no?N ciobbo(.u
Proctor ia 'gettivng; vety
nicely at present, '-j U'a prelimi
nary hearing thcejro's bond
was fixed at $100,-hkh he gave.
The trial will be h J the Janu
ary term of court. ' -'
Hollhluy Kxc'iiijiii TIcVti.'
One and one ih'rd first clas?
fare, via Norfolk &' Western
j Railway will be add, to the pub-
lie Uecember Zir: 24 25, CO,
31 and Jan 1st" Final limit Jan.
4th, 1904. , .; .
Upon presentvion" and surren
der of, certificaIv3"i:irne4biy Su
perintendent, Priru:al or Presi
dent of College ogchool, ExAtr
sion tickets will' sold to stu-
Armstrong, for man
slaughter. The prisoner entered
a plea of guilty. Witnesses were
called ard the. judge sentenced
him to one years hard labor cn
the roads.
Joseph McKen2i?, a negro, was
tried lor attempted rape and ac
quitted. He has been in jail for
about 12 months.
Several small cases were called
and settled, but were of no spe
cial importance.
Th i xse of Kelly vs the Dur
ham'Jraction Co. which was re
turned (rom the Supreme court,
it having sustained the decision
of the lower, court; was ordered
complied with, but Jthe attorneys
ground that this - was aiminal iP!6 Zf''
the judge had no right to make
the order.
The business of the term, was
completed about 10 o'clock Satur
day morning.
Ifro.nl wny Xt'W-K. F. I. No. 4.
Messrs. J. T. Hicks and G. C.
S tailings are at Raleigh, attend
ing Federal court ,
There has been a mistake as to
the name of the new school house
near Mr. StSing's." It is Min
eral Spring High School, and not
Watt's school. The teacher and
scholars of this school have
agreed to throw a rock at any
who may call it Watt's school
house in the future. There are
now 40 pupils enrolled at this
school and Prof. A. C. Weatherly,
who is a very able and expe
rienced teacher, is doing good
work.
N. C. Freeman's mother, who
now lives with him, is very sick.
She Is about 92 years old.
The painters have almost fin
ished the painting of Fletcher's
Additional ! infurmajion upon
ap'cation to -Ag its of Norfolk
& Wcbtern Rai'w&vL
W. A
c. r. 4.
1 licks 1 '.) t .!m.tiu-
The Rev. Irl R.Aicks Almanac
for 1901 is now reaW. It will be
mailed to any mL'ress for SO
cents. It is surnrf' Injf how such
an eicgant, cos J.v book can be
sent propaid i ei. -cheaply. - No
family or person jii prepared to
study the heaven &( or the storms
and weather in 1 X1, without this
wonderful HickMilmajac and
Prof. Hicks splcnd
and Works. Bothi
one dollar a &t,
mm t '
works is aruorg:
Mafasines. LiRf
many', it is too
need lyther com!
men hav . labori
for the public,
wanna Jiac'
... . .. ... t . n i -
nfKtnin Nnnn
Works Publish
cust St, St. L
Diamonds, Watches,' (k
Eyes Examined ancj. Glasses Fitted bv
4 Graduate Optician.. ' ; : r.
" , ; ' , ,
Satisfaction Guaranteed
R. T. Hpwerton & Son
Krrrt -m mi
, k T I"
id papcf, .Wcrl
Vyj f '.l iind
Ii v ."i i-
i
puberal Directors anri Snibalmera - .
Carry the best line of Coffins, Caskets,
Robes Burial Supplies to be had in j
fim nifv jhfl do thfi bnsfc work. All or- ' ' - i
dors will Aveive prompt attention' day
or mgnu
State rhon197.
Bell Phone 63P.
t
I
s